50 cal machine gun

	For an overview of machine gun models in various games, see Machine gun.

 

The M2 Browning machine gun^[1], or simply the 50 cal machine gun is a weapon in Fallout 76.

CharacteristicsEdit

The 50 cal machine gun is a belt-fed automatic heavy weapon chambered for .50 caliber rounds. To be able to use the weapon, the player character must be at least Level 25. Weapons such as these are typically mounted in a fixed position or to a vehicle, those used by residents are modified to be fired by a single person from a standing position.

CraftingEdit

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Gear (10) Oil (7) Rubber (10) Screw (17) Spring (11) Steel (25) Wood (7)		Weapons workbench Gunsmith 4		50 cal machine gun (Lv 25)

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Gear (12) Oil (8) Rubber (13) Screw (19) Spring (14) Steel (28) Wood (9)		Weapons workbench Gunsmith 4		50 cal machine gun (Lv 35)

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Gear (14) Oil (10) Rubber (16) Screw (21) Spring (17) Steel (31) Wood (12)		Weapons workbench Gunsmith 4		50 cal machine gun (Lv 45)

Weapon modificationsEdit

Receiver

Mod	Description	Weapon prefix								Perk(s) required	Components	Base ID
Standard receiver	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x8 Copper x3 Gear x4 Screw x4	????????
Prime receiver	Prime.	Prime	+11	–	–	–	–	–	–	Gunsmith 5	Adhesive x4 Gear x2 Oil x4 Stable crimson flux x2 Stable violet flux x2 Screw x4 Steel x14 Ultracite x5	004709c9

Barrel

Mod	Description	Weapon prefix								Perk(s) required	Components	Base ID
Standard barrel	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Gear x1 Oil x2 Spring x4 Screw x1 Steel x6	0032e20a
Heavy barrel	Increased damage.	–	+5	–	–	–	–	+2.7	+35	Gunsmith 4	Gear x2 Oil x3 Spring x4 Screw x1 Steel x10	0032e20b

Paint

Mod	Description	Weapon prefix								Perk(s) required	Components	Base ID
Standard appearance	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	????????
Gold 50 cal machine gun	Gold 50 cal machine gun	Gold	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Gold x1	0055c0b3

VariantsEdit

• The Action Hero - A unique 50 cal machine gun given as a Survival mode reward from April 23-29 and August 27 - September 2, 2019.
• Final Word

LocationsEdit

• Hemlock Holes - South of the white warehouse, near a downed Vertibird, in the back of a destroyed truck.
• One may also appear in a destroyed truck on the road south-east of Clarksburg.
• Random drop from Scorchbeasts.
• Abandoned bog town - in the back of a truck on the main road in town.
• The raider vendor bots in Pleasant Valley station, Sutton station and Welch station can sell both the weapon and its plans.
• The vendor bot at Watoga Shopping Plaza can sell the plan.
• Random drop from government aid drops.

NotesEdit

Outside of its editor ID, the .50 cal machine gun is listed in the game files as "rifleredding."

GalleryEdit

Modifications: heavy barrel

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ReferencesEdit

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